Support for containers



H. C. DOWNEY.

SUPPORT FOR CONTAINERS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11,1919.

Patented Feb. 3,1920.

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'to the surface of the article to such as a hig UNITED STATES PATENT orrrcn.

. HARRY C. DOWINEY, 0F SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

SUPPORT FOR CONTAINERS.

Application filed July 17,- 1919. Serial No. 311,662.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. DOWNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Supports for of which the following is a specification. n

This invention relates to improvements in supports for containers such as bottles, small cans, and the like, the holder being more particularly adapted as a support for round containers such as thermos bottles.

The object of my invention is to pro Vide a support which may be readily attached and removed from the bottle and also one Which can be readily adjusted for different sized bottles to enable it to be 'A further object of the invention is to provide a support which may be applied e supported, hly polished thermos bottle, withoutmarrmg the surface of the same.

A further object of my invention is to provide a support of the character referred to which will be slmple in construction and purpose'for which'it is designed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side view of a thermos bottle with my improved support shown applied thereto. FFig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of v Fig. 3 is a View of the inner-side of a portion of one of the supporting members with i v the flexible securingband applied thereto.

Fig. 4 is a similar view with the band. re-

moved.

In said drawings, 1 represents the ar-- ticle to be supported, a thermosbottle in the present case. My support consists of a plurality of members, 2 and 3, preferably two in number and a flexible band 4 and'its buckle 5. Each member is formed witha curved inner face conforming substantially to the arc of a circle whose center is the axis of the container, and has at each end a vertically-extending slot 6. Projecting downwardly from each end of eachsupporting member. is a leg 2*, 3 ,.preferably of f a concavo-convex :form to lend strength to the same and projecting outwardly at a Slight angle to the main portion of the mem- Specification of Letters Patent.

her. The combined Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

than the circumference of the smallest container to be supported.

My support is applied to the container in the manner illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The flexible band, which maybe of leather or fabric, slots 6 so that the main portion thereof which encircles the supporting members will be on the outside thereof, is drawn taut and secured by the buckle 5, which maybe of any ordinaryfkind; the support being so applied that the lower ends of the legs 2 and 3 Will be substantially in the same plane as the bottom of the container as shown in Fig. 1, so that the container will rest uponits own bottom withthe legs ar-' ranged about the same to prevent tilting. Those portions of the strap which lie be, tween the slots 6 and the after being threaded through the extreme ends of the respective supporting members, it will be ment described, it

"tainer within the limits for which it is designed to be used. -By the use of. my support, a container such as a thermos bottle may be set upon the ground or other uneven surface without danger of tipping.

so which are of metal,

Having thu described my invention, I

claim:'

1. In a support of the character d ee scribed, a plurality of metallic supporting members each-provided with legs extended to rest upon the ground or other surface,

and a flexible non-metallioba'nd threade df through saidmembers to clamp them to a a container so that lie between said to act as cushions, and means for securing saidband.

portions of said'band will members and said container I 2. In a S pport of the character described, two supporting members" of curved form, each member having a plurality of legs,-a.fiexible band encircling said members to clamp them to a round container, and means forsecurin'g said band. 3. Ina support of the character de-.

scribed, a plurality of supporting members each provided with a plurality of legs, each supporting member being of curved form and having a slot in each end thereof, and

5 a flexible band threaded through said slots, together with means for securing said band.

' 4. In a support of the character described, a plurality of supporting members of curved form, integrally formed down- 10 wardly extending legs for each member,-

each member having a slot near each end thereof, a flexible band threaded through said slots with the-main portion thereof encircling the outside of each of said members, and means for securing said band. 15

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of July, 1919.

HARRY C. DOWNEY. Witness: CHAS. I. WELCH. 

